Series at a Glance

Weeks, the younger brother of Milwaukee’s Rickie Weeks(notes), has been on a tear,
going 9 for 22 with three doubles, six runs, four RBIs and four stolen bases
during the six-game run.

The rookie second baseman is hitting .362 since being recalled from Triple-A
Sacramento on June 7.

“He’s like the little Energizer bunny. That guy just keeps going and going
and he battles and he takes good at-bats,” reliever Grant Balfour(notes) said. “You can
just see that he’s got a lot of energy and a lot of confidence, and he’s a great
little player.”

Weeks’ hot start to his career continued Tuesday, when he scored three times
while getting one hit, two walks and two steals in a 7-3 win over New York
(35-38) in the opener of this three-game set.

The A’s have been much better under manager Bob Melvin, winning seven of 11
since he replaced Bob Geren, and some members of the club are crediting the
success to a swap of outfits.

Oakland has donned its alternate gold uniforms over the last six games after
dropping 13 of the previous 14.

“Not our best look,” Weeks said of the garish jerseys. “But like I said,
it’s part of our winning right now, so we’re just going to I guess keep it until
it wears itself out, I guess you could say.”

The left-hander battled Kansas City and an illness Thursday, but was superb
in yielding two runs while fanning 10 in six innings of an 8-4 win. That
performance ended a personal three-game slide, and gave him his first victory
since May 17.

Gonzalez is 0-2 with a 5.82 ERA in three road interleague starts.

The Mets have dropped four of five, and Reyes is scuffling versus AL
pitching.

The shortstop leads the NL with a .336 average, but is 5 for 31 in seven
interleague games after going 0 for 5 Tuesday. He informed the club Tuesday that
he’s not entertaining offers for a contract extension until after the season,
leaving his return to the Mets in serious doubt.

While Reyes is struggling, Jason Bay(notes) is 10 for 24 in six games after going 3
for 3 with a triple, a homer and two RBIs Tuesday.

“It’s been a battle,” said Bay, who has struggled with injuries in two
seasons with New York. “I feel like the last week has been a lot better, and it
was nice to get the results and put some wood on some balls and get that
confidence and hopefully build off that.”